Of Human Feelings is an album by American jazz saxophonist, composer,
and bandleader Ornette Coleman. It was recorded on April 25, 1979, at
CBS Studios in New York City with his band Prime Time (pictured), which
featured guitarists Charlie Ellerbee and Bern Nix, bassist Jamaaladeen
Tacuma, and drummers Calvin Weston and Coleman's son Denardo. It
followed the saxophonist's failed attempt to record a direct-to-disc
session earlier in the same year and was the first jazz album to be
recorded digitally in the United States. The album's jazz-funk music
continued Coleman's harmolodic approach to improvisation with Prime
Time. He also drew on rhythm and blues influences from earlier in his
career, and applied free jazz principles from his music during the 1960s
to elements of funk. Following a change in management, Coleman signed
with Island Records, and the album was released in 1982 by its
subsidiary label Antilles Records. Critics generally praised the album's
expressive music and harmolodic approach, but it made little commercial
impact.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Human_Feelings>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1792:
The French highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier became the
first person to be executed by guillotine.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Jacques_Pelletier>
1915:
First World War: The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
landed at Anzac Cove while British and French troops landed at Cape
Helles to begin the Allied invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula in the
Ottoman Empire.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallipoli_campaign>
1960:
The U.S. Navy submarine Triton completed the first submerged
circumnavigation of the world.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sandblast>
2015:
An earthquake registering 7.8 Mw struck Nepal, resulting in
approximately 9,000 deaths and 22,000 injuries.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2015_Nepal_earthquake>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
chur:
1. (New Zealand, informal) A strong voicing of agreement, approval, or
thanks: awesome!, cheers!, ta!, thanks!.
2. (New Zealand, informal) A parting salutation: bye, see you later.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chur>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Einstein has a feeling for the central order of things. He can
detect it in the simplicity of natural laws. We may take it that he felt
this simplicity very strongly and directly during his discovery of the
theory of relativity. Admittedly, this is a far cry from the contents of
religion. I don't believe Einstein is tied to any religious tradition,
and I rather think the idea of a personal God is entirely foreign to
him. But as far as he is concerned there is no split between science and
religion: the central order is part of the subjective as well as the
objective realm, and this strikes me as being a far better starting
point.
--Wolfgang Pauli
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Pauli>
The Old Spanish Trail half dollar is a commemorative coin struck by the
United States Bureau of the Mint in 1935. It was designed by L. W.
Hoffecker, a coin dealer who had been the moving force behind the effort
for a Gadsden Purchase half dollar, vetoed by President Herbert Hoover
in 1930, and he sought another commemorative coin that he could control
if authorizing legislation was passed. He chose the travels of Spanish
officer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca in the early 16th century. Though
Hoffecker's hometown of El Paso, Texas, is featured on the coin, Cabeza
de Vaca came nowhere near its site. Hoffecker purchased the coins from
the Mint at face value and sold them to collectors, ostensibly on behalf
of the local museum, but in fact for his personal profit, something he
later denied before Congress. His design for the coin, featuring the
head of a cow (the English meaning of cabeza de vaca), has brought mixed
reviews from numismatic commentators.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Spanish_Trail_half_dollar>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1866:
German composer Max Bruch conducted the premiere of his first
violin concerto, which later became his most famous work.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin_Concerto_No._1_%28Bruch%29>
1915:
The Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire began with the
arrest and deportation of hundreds of prominent Armenians in
Constantinople.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_of_Armenian_intellectuals_on_24_A…>
2011:
Secret documents relating to detainees at the United States'
Guantanamo Bay detention camp were released on WikiLeaks and several
independent news organizations.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_files_leak>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
loath:
1. Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling.
2. (obsolete) Angry, hostile.
3. (obsolete) Loathsome, unpleasant.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/loath>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The good and the bad mix themselves so thoroughly in our
thoughts, even in our aspirations, that we must look for excellence
rather in overcoming evil than in freeing ourselves from its influence.
--Anthony Trollope
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anthony_Trollope>
The pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) is a seabird in the auk family,
Alcidae. It is dark brown with a black iridescent sheen and a
distinctive wing patch broken by a brown-black wedge in breeding
plumage. Its non-breeding plumage has mottled grey and black upperparts
and white underparts. The long bill is black, as are the claws. The
legs, feet, and inside of the mouth are red. It closely resembles the
black guillemot, which is slightly smaller and lacks the dark wing
wedge; combined, the two form a superspecies. Pigeon guillemots are
found on North Pacific coastal waters, from Siberia through Alaska to
California. They dive and pursue prey underwater, mostly small fish and
marine invertebrates near the sea floor. They are monogamous breeders,
nesting in small colonies close to the shore. Both parents incubate the
eggs and feed the chicks. The species has a large, stable population and
wide range.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeon_guillemot>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1516:
The best-known version of the Reinheitsgebot, German
regulations on the purity of beer, was adopted in Bavaria.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot>
1918:
First World War: The British Royal Navy conducted an
unsuccessful raid on the German-occupied Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeebrugge_Raid>
1951:
American journalist William N. Oatis was arrested for espionage
by the communist government of Czechoslovakia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_N._Oatis>
1971:
The Rolling Stones released Sticky Fingers, the first album on
their own label, Rolling Stones Records.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky_Fingers>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Gramarye:
(literary, Arthurian, rare) The island of Britain.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gramarye>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Be collected; No more amazement; tell your piteous heart
There's no harm done.
--The Tempest
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Tempest>
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object
known to harbor life. It is the densest planet in the Solar System and
the largest and most massive of the four rocky planets. About 29% of
Earth's surface is land, with the remaining 71% covered with water and
much of Earth's polar regions covered in ice. Earth's interior is active
with a solid iron inner core, a liquid outer core that generates Earth's
magnetic field, and a convective mantle that drives plate tectonics.
Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago. Within the first billion years
of Earth's history, life appeared in the oceans and began to affect
Earth's atmosphere and surface. Since then, the combination of Earth's
distance from the Sun, physical properties and geological history have
allowed life to evolve and thrive. Almost 8 billion humans live on
Earth and depend on its biosphere and natural resources for their
survival, but increasingly impact Earth's surface, atmosphere and other
life. (This article is part of a featured topic: Solar System.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Solar_System>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1876:
The Boston Red Caps defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in the
first game of baseball's National League.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1876_in_baseball>
1951:
Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army attacked
positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, starting
the Battle of Kapyong.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kapyong>
1993:
Stephen Lawrence, a black British teenager, was murdered while
waiting for a bus in Eltham, London, leading to cultural changes of
attitudes on racism and the police, and to the law and police practice.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Stephen_Lawrence>
2013:
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested two men who were
plotting to commit terrorist attacks against Via Rail Canada operations.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Via_Rail_Canada_terrorism_plot>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
agrology:
1. (rare) A subdiscipline of agronomy (the science of utilizing animals,
plants, and soils) and of soil science which addresses the influence of
edaphic (soil-related) conditions on crop production for optimizing it.
2. (chiefly Canada) The science and art of agriculture.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/agrology>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The advantage of poetry over life is that poetry, if it is sharp
enough, may last.
--Louise Glück
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Louise_Gl%C3%BCck>
The Battle of the Saw was the culminating battle of a campaign fought
between a Carthaginian army led by Hamilcar Barca and a rebel force led
by Spendius in 238 BC in what is now northern Tunisia. Carthage was
fighting a coalition of mutinous soldiers and rebellious African cities
in the Mercenary War which had started in 240 BC. Unable to confront
the Carthaginian war elephants and cavalry on open ground, the rebels
stayed on higher and rougher terrain and harassed the Carthaginian army.
After several months of campaigning, Hamilcar trapped the rebels. Pinned
against local mountains known as "the Saw" due to their sawlike shape,
with their supply lines blockaded and with their food exhausted, the
rebels ate their horses, their prisoners and then their slaves, hoping
that their comrades in Tunis would sortie to rescue them. Eventually,
the Carthaginians, led by their elephants, attacked the starving rebels
and they were all massacred. The captured rebel leaders were crucified
(depiction shown) in sight of their comrades in Tunis.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Saw>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1789:
The Ladies of Trenton social club hosted a reception (depicted)
for President-elect George Washington as he journeyed to New York City
for his first inauguration.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington%27s_reception_at_Trenton>
1863:
Following his exile from Baghdad, Baháʼu'lláh, the founder
of the Baháʼí Faith, began a twelve-day stay in the Garden of
Ridván, where he declared himself to be "He whom God shall make
manifest".
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BCu%27ll%C3%A1h>
1975:
Vietnam War: Nguyễn Văn Thiệu resigned as President of
South Vietnam and was succeeded by Trần Văn Hương as the town of
Xuân Lộc fell after a last stand.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Xu%C3%A2n_L%E1%BB%99c>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
hector:
1. (transitive) To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully,
to domineer.
2. (intransitive) To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to
swagger; to bully.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hector>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you
are hopelessly confused.
--Walter Mondale
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Walter_Mondale>
Portraits of Odaenathus, the king of Palmyra from 260 to 267 CE,
include sculptures, seal impressions, and mosaic pieces. As a client
king for Rome, Odaenathus came to dominate the Roman East after
defeating Shapur I of Persia in 260 and assuming the title King of
Kings. Several limestone head portraits from Palmyra were identified by
twentieth-century scholars as depicting Odaenathus, based on criteria
such as the size and the presence of a wreath, but more recent research
indicates that these pieces were probably funerary objects depicting
private citizens. Two marble heads, both reflecting a high level of
individuality, depicting Eastern royal attributes such as the tiara and
diadem, are more likely to be portraits of the king. Also, two Palmyrene
tesserae (example pictured) bear a probable depiction of the king,
bearded and wearing a diadem and an earring. In addition, Odaenathus is
likely the subject of two mosaic panels glorifying his victories.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portraits_of_Odaenathus>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1818:
Four days after the Court of King's Bench upheld an English
murder suspect's right to a trial by battle in Ashford v Thornton, the
plaintiff declined to fight, allowing the defendant to go free.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashford_v_Thornton>
1914:
A fire and a gun battle between the Colorado National Guard and
striking coal miners led to 17 deaths in the Ludlow Massacre.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludlow_Massacre>
1978:
Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was shot down after violating
Soviet airspace, forcing it to make an emergency landing.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_902>
2008:
Fernando Lugo became the first non–Colorado Party candidate
to be elected President of Paraguay in 61 years.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Paraguayan_general_election>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
nauplius:
(zoology) A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs
(corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye,
and little or no segmentation of the body.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nauplius>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Excuse me while I light my spliff (spliff) Good God I gotta'
take a lift (lift) From reality I just can't drift (drift) That's why
I am staying with this riff (riff) Take it easy, easy skanking Got to
take it easy, easy skanking.
--Bob Marley
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bob_Marley>
League of Legends is a multiplayer online battle arena video game
developed and published by Riot Games and released in 2009. Two teams of
five players battle in player-versus-player combat, with each player
controlling a character with a unique play style and abilities. At
launch, the game was generally well-received; later critical
reappraisals, arising as a result of the game's long lifespan, have
trended positively, noting the regular content updates. In 2019 the game
routinely recorded 8 million concurrent players, and its popularity and
longevity have led to various tie-ins, including virtual groups like
K/DA, narrative collaborations with Marvel Comics, spin-off video games,
and an upcoming animated series. The game is played professionally, and
is frequently cited as the world's largest esport; the 2019 League of
Legends World Championship had over 100 million unique viewers, peaking
at a concurrent 44 million viewers, with a minimum prize pool of
US$2.5 million.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Legends>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1809:
War of the Fifth Coalition: The French won a hard-fought
victory over Austria in Lower Bavaria when their opponents withdrew from
the field of battle that evening.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Teugen-Hausen>
1927:
American actress Mae West was sentenced to ten days in jail for
"corrupting the morals of youth" for her play Sex.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_West>
1971:
The first space station, Salyut 1, was launched from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam, Kazakh SSR, USSR.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salyut_1>
1984:
"Advance Australia Fair", written by Scottish-born composer
Peter Dodds McCormick, officially replaced "God Save the Queen" as
Australia's national anthem.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_Australia_Fair>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Bronx cheer:
(US, idiomatic) Synonym of raspberry (“a sound intended to resemble
flatulence made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is
protruding from and pressed against the lips, used humorously or to
express disdain or scorn”).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bronx_cheer>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It's very, very dangerous to lose contact with living nature. …
In the big cities, there are people who have never seen living nature,
all things are products of humans … The bigger the town, the less they
see and understand nature.
--Albert Hofmann
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Hofmann>
Kigali is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the
nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series
of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. The city has been Rwanda's
economic, cultural, and transport hub since it became the capital
following independence from Belgium in 1962. It is one of five provinces
into which Rwanda was repartitioned in 2006. Kigali is divided into
three districts—Gasabo, Kicukiro, and Nyarugenge—which historically
had control of significant areas of local governance. Reforms in
January 2020 transferred much of the districts' power to the city-wide
council. The city also hosts the main residence and offices of the
president of Rwanda and most government ministries. It was founded in
1907 as the headquarters of the German colonial resident. It grew slowly
during the following decades, but since the Rwandan Civil War and the
genocide it has experienced rapid population growth, with much of the
city rebuilt. The largest contributor to Kigali's GDP is the service
sector..
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1915:
World War I: Hit by ground fire, French aviation pioneer Roland
Garros landed his aircraft behind enemy lines and was taken prisoner.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Garros_%28aviator%29>
1938:
Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster of DC Comics,
made his debut in Action Comics #1, the first true superhero comic
book.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Comics_1>
1980:
Robert Mugabe became the first prime minister of Zimbabwe after
the Lancaster House Agreement brought an end to the unrecognized state
of Zimbabwe Rhodesia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe>
1996:
Operation Grapes of Wrath: Israeli forces shelled Qana,
Lebanon, killing at least 100 civilians and injuring more than 110
others at a United Nations compound.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qana_massacre>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
footbath:
1. The act of soaking or washing the feet.
2. A small basin or bath designed for soaking or washing the feet.
3. A liquid mixture, often medicinal, for soaking or washing the feet
with.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/footbath>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The greatest artist is he who is greatest in the highest reaches
of his art, even although he may lack the qualities necessary for the
adequate execution of some minor details. It is not by his faults, but
by his excellences, that we measure a great man. The strength of a beam
is measured by its weakest part, of a man by his strongest.
--George Henry Lewes
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Henry_Lewes>
Zagreb was the second of three Beograd-class destroyers built for the
Royal Yugoslav Navy. She was designed to be deployed as part of a
division led by the flotilla leader Dubrovnik. The first warship built
in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Zagreb entered service in August 1939,
was armed with a main battery of four 120 mm (4.7 in) guns in single
mounts, and had a top speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). Yugoslavia
entered World War II due to the German-led Axis invasion in
April 1941. During the invasion, two of her officers scuttled her at
the Bay of Kotor on 17 April 1941 to prevent her capture by Italian
forces and were both killed by the explosion of the scuttling charges. A
French film was made in 1967 about her demise and the deaths of the two
officers. In 1973, on the thirtieth anniversary of the formation of the
Yugoslav Navy, both men were posthumously awarded the Order of the
People's Hero by President Josip Tito. (This article is part of a
featured topic: Ships of the Royal Yugoslav Navy.).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Featured_topics/Ships_of_the_Royal_…>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1362:
Lithuanian Crusade: After a month-long siege, forces of the
Teutonic Order captured and destroyed Kaunas Castle (reconstruction
pictured), which was defended by troops of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Kaunas>
1907:
Minas Geraes, the first of three Brazilian dreadnought
battleships, was laid down, sparking a vastly expensive South American
naval arms race with Argentina and Chile.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_dreadnought_race>
1951:
The Peak District was designated the first national park in the
United Kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_District>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
implacable:
1. Not able to be placated or appeased.
2. Impossible to prevent or stop; inexorable, unrelenting, unstoppable.
3. Adamant; immovable.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/implacable>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is
nothing if it is not ridiculous.
--Thornton Wilder
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Thornton_Wilder>
Persuasion is a 1995 period-drama film directed by Roger Michell and
based on Jane Austen's 1817 eponymous novel. Amanda Root stars as
protagonist Anne Elliot, while Ciarán Hinds plays her romantic
interest, Frederick Wentworth. The film, adapted by the writer Nick
Dear, is set in 19th-century England, eight years after Anne was
persuaded to reject Wentworth's marriage proposal. Persuasion follows
the two as they become reacquainted, while other characters try to
interfere. Persuasion was shot chronologically, allowing Root to portray
Anne's emotional development. The BBC, the original producer, later
partnered with the US WGBH Boston and the French Millesime. This
released a larger budget and allowed filming in locations including Lyme
Regis and Bath (location pictured). Costume designer Alexandra Byrne
produced clothing that appeared "lived-in", winning a BAFTA for her
work. The film aired on 16 April 1995 on BBC Two and Sony released the
film in US cinemas on 27 September 1995. Persuasion received generally
positive reviews, with many praising Root's performance.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuasion_%281995_film%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1847:
New Zealand Wars: A minor Māori chief was accidentally shot by
a junior British Army officer in the settlement of Whanganui on New
Zealand's North Island, triggering the Whanganui campaign.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whanganui_campaign>
1917:
Vladimir Lenin returned to Petrograd from Switzerland, where he
joined the Bolshevik movement in Russia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Lenin>
1963:
In response to an open letter written by white clergymen,
Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the Letter from Birmingham Jail in defence
of the strategy of nonviolent resistance against racism.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_from_Birmingham_Jail>
2014:
The ferry MV Sewol sank off Donggeochado, South Korea, killing
304 of 476 passengers on board, most of whom were students from Danwon
High School.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_MV_Sewol>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
boiling frog:
(idiomatic, often attributively) A person who, or thing which, is in a
gradually worsening situation without any realization of the peril until
it is too late.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boiling_frog>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
--Anatole France
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anatole_France>